The Santa Clarita City Council heard from Southern California Edison on its wildfire mitigation plan, as well as acknowledged German-American and Hispanic Heritage Month. At the regular meeting on Tuesday, SoCal Edison representatives presented to the city council an update on its wildfire mitigation plan for grid-hardening. “We recognize how important it is to have safe and reliable utility services,” ...

Candidates running in the 2022 Santa Clarita City Council race joined the KHTS Radio News Team for a series of on-air interviews in September, offering voters the chance to get to know the priorities of their options for the next election in November. Ed Note: This story will be updated with additional interviews as they are aired, check back here ...

Santa Clarita City Council candidates for the 2022 election cycle reported the results of their fundraising efforts from the beginning of this year. Contributions for the most recent filing period are reported by candidates in their Form 460, which are available online at VoteSantaClarita. Laurene Weste Current City Mayor Laurene Weste received a total of $48,008.00 in contributions, with $45,170.41 ...

At the regular meeting on Tuesday the Santa Clarita City Council voted to approve the expansion of the Eternal Valley Memorial Park near the 14 Freeway.  On June 7, 2022, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing for the proposed project at Eternal Valley. With a 3-0 vote, the Planning Commission adopted a resolution recommending the City Council also approve the ...

On Tuesday the Santa Clarita City Council discussed the 2022-2023 city budget, with new increased fees and a new contract with a trash collecting business for the city.  The first order of business for the council was the proclamation of June as Pride Month, as well as Juneteenth as the real end of slavery in the United States. The city ...

The Santa Clarita City Council voted to approve a pre-annexation agreement that would transfer over 700 acres of open space to the city’s control. During their meeting Tuesday, the Santa Clarita City Council discussed a pre-anexxation agreement to acquire additional open space in Valencia, as well as received an update on the plan to address local homelessness. The pre-annexation agreement, ...

On Tuesday, the Santa Clarita City Council announced that the city is to settle a California Voting Rights Act lawsuit and adopt a district-based voting system for future elections.  At the beginning of the regular meeting the council announced the decision to settle a lawsuit filed against the city. All the city council members made it clear that they disagreed ...

In a surprising move, the Santa Clarita City Council voted 4-1 to declare the boundaries of Valencia a Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ), becoming the first city to do so in the United States. “We’re the leader of what will become a new nationwide policy,” declared Santa Clarita mayor, Laurene Weste. “Oxford, England became the first city in Great Britain to ...

In a regular meeting, the Santa Clarita City Council voted on whether to support specific bills from the California State legislature and approved a contract for traffic enhancements in Newhall. The Santa Clarita City Council voted to approve and oppose bills from the state legislature and approved a contract to enhance bicycle and pedestrian paths in Newhall during a Tuesday ...

On Tuesday the Santa Clarita City Council voted to support four different state legislations at their regular board meeting, while opposing Assembly Bill 916.  As part of the night’s consent calendar the city council voted to support three different assembly bills: Assembly Bill 1957 was put forth by Assemblywoman Marie Waldron to reinstate prosecutorial authority to charge someone with a ...